Edward Z88

Hi Joel, Great, no problem. Edward

Hi Joel, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. Multi-cell fixture support on FLX S, has been pushed back due to other requested features taking priority. Therefore currently to use the auto effects across the lamps of a Sunstrip, the lamps can be patched as individual dimmer channels. Alternatively, you can patch the whole Sunstrip as a dedicated fixture from the library, and program your own chases to adjust the brightness of the individual lamps. When the Sunstrip is patched as a single fixture, auto effects will be applied to all lamps of the Sunstrip at once. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, To change the universe of several fixtures at once, go to the Fixture Schedule, select all the fixtures you wish to move to the new universe, and tap the “Address” button at the top. Then tap “Universe” top left, and type the new universe number in. Then double tap ENTER, to save the new universe, without changing addresses. The fixtures will be moved to their new universe. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Tim, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. We have recently moved away from our old online knowledge base, hence the links are no longer working. ZerOS 7.9.8 has greatly increased the number of keyboard shortcuts available for FLX S consoles. For a list of keyboard shortcuts as per ZerOS 7.9.8 and later, see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Gabriel, Yes that is correct, "Cue Only", and "Non-Tracking" mean the same thing. Cue Only is a slightly more helpful term, as it means the cue you are working on, is the only cue that will get affected. Therefore you can tap Setup -> Settings, and tap the "Cue Only" Tracking Option under "Record & Update", to disable tracking functions. For more information on Tracking and Cue Only, see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/record-options/tracking If you wish to update to the current latest version of ZerOS for Solution XL, ZerOS 7.9.9, this can be found here... https://zero88.com/zeros#download Hope this helps, Edward

Dear All, ZerOS Library 2.0 has now been released. This is available for ZerOS consoles running ZerOS 7.9.8 and later. This release contains 23,277 fixtures. ZerOS Library 2.0, along with further information, can be downloaded from the Library page below... https://zero88.com/library For installation instructions, see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/zeros-library Legacy Consoles For legacy consoles not running ZerOS 7.9.8 or later, individual fixture files that you require can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-consoles/ Additional Fixtures If the fixture you wish to control is missing from the latest library, see the link below... https://zero88.com/library#support If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi Gabriel, ZerOS 7.9.8 software, introduced our new format library. This will enable us to implement "multi-cell" fixture support, for more elegant control of sunstrips, LED battens etc. In the meantime, patching individual sunstrip lamps as individual dimmers is the best approach - this is fine on consoles without fixture number limits such as FLX, however will quickly eat into your fixture count on FLX S consoles. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Bjorn, Speed Override will be available to adjust the cue transitions of the currently viewed playback. The encoder won’t be displayed if the currently viewed playback has no cues recorded. To view a playback, press and hold VIEW and tap the button of the playback you wish to view. For more information see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/z-key/z-encoders Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Gabriel, Please email a link to the fixture’s manual to fixturesupport@zero88.com, and we’ll be able to take a look in the New Year at what may be causing the issue. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Steve, This is the correct behaviour. Pressing a playback’s go button, will go to that cue at the value of the playback’s fader. This allows you to advance through cues without intensity, so you can then raise the fader when you’re in the right cue. After triggering the playback, you will need to raise the fader manually prior to tapping the playback’s go button. Or, leave the fader up prior to triggering it. Edward

Hi Steve, What method are you using to trigger the stack - is that using the advanced cue macro trigger syntax, or simply using an Add/Release macro? If you trigger the playback manually using its Go button, it will trigger at the fader’s level. This chase functionality would have changed in ZerOS 7.9.2. If you want to manually step through lighting states, then not turning the playback into a chase and simply using Go Snap to advance through the cues is the best method. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Steve, The syntax “Gx” can be used to trigger a whole stack. The syntax “Tx/y” can be used to trigger a specific cue within a stack. More information can be found here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/cue-settings/cue-macros Could you elaborate on what you’re trying to achieve? Triggering a playback using trigger macros will trigger it at 100%, irrespective of that playback’s fader level. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Steve, Thanks for confirming, let me know how you get on after performing the software update. Edward

Hi Steve, Sorry to hear this, thanks for letting us know. We haven’t had any other reports of this, so I am going to guess this is an issue specific to how the app is handling data from OrbXF for the screen resolution of the Galaxy S10. Can you select palettes correctly using the Z Monitor app? After updating the software, let me know whether this solves the issue. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Neil, The ability to auto trigger any cue in a stack x seconds after the very first in that stack is an interesting idea, thanks for the feedback. I guess the assumption here, is that if you are synchronising lighting to an audio track, you are likely to have MIDI connecting the two systems. Starting a time code clock at the same time as the audio source, then means you don’t even need to press GO on the FLX at the right time, and you don’t even have to program cues in the correct order - they will just run at the specified hour, min, second and frame when FLX receives it. Edward

Hi Neil, For the ultimate method of synchronising lighting cues to an audio track, Timecode triggers can be used. Unfortunately this is only available on the FLX console, not FLX S consoles. FLX consoles also have real-time triggers, so in your New Year example you could have a cue running at 11pm or midnight on the dot. See David’s link above he has helpfully posted for more information. Something you may wish to try, is programming your cues on the console, but then load the show file into Phantom ZerOS on PC, running as an OrbXF desk type. OrbXF consoles have a “Learn” function. This allows you to tell ZerOS to start learning the times of a cue stack, and as you press the Go button in real time, the console will calculate and add in the Auto timings. You could then save the show, and then load it back into your console. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, If you want relay channels to default to on whenever your console is powered, patch your relay channels in Add Fixtures using Generic -> Non Dim -> Default On. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, ZerOS 7.9.9 has now been released... https://zero88.com/zeros#download If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hello, ZerOS 7.9.9 has now been released... https://zero88.com/zeros#download If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Dave, No, FLX S24 and FLX S48 consoles do not have an internal battery. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Jake, No problem at all. Keep an eye on our website and social media as we'll post when ZerOS 7.9.9 is released. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Really sorry to hear you have had difficulty recording intensity effects. We are aware of an issue in ZerOS 7.9.8 software, which results in intensity effects not recording on some fixtures. This has been fixed by our software team, and we are aiming to release ZerOS 7.9.9 next week to fix this. In the meantime, intensity effects can be recorded correctly onto UDKs. If you have any questions please let me know. Edward

Hello, When you apply a palette to some fixtures, you will see you get the palette code displayed on the encoders, such as "C20" for colour palette 20. If you then record a cue, the cue records the fact those parameters are using palette 20 - they do not record the raw parameter values. This allows you to update palettes, and any cues recorded using the palette, will have updated too. More information here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/referencing-palettes If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Caffrey, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. We are hoping to release a “Release Candidate” of ZerOS 7.9.9 next week to our forum beta testers. All being well with that, we will then be able to release ZerOS 7.9.9 officially. Therefore if you need to access the Intensity wheel for these fixtures on Monday, I’d recommend rolling your software back to ZerOS 7.9.7. ZerOS 7.9.7 can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/zeros#legacy Please drop us a link to the missing fixture’s manual to fixturesupport@zero88.com, and we’ll add the fixture to the list to be included in a future fixture library release. I hope this helps, if you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Sean, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. Have you ensured that the preheat levels, and manual control levels, are set to their defaults? Apologies for checking the obvious, but have you ensured the bypass switch hasn’t been activated for the channels at full? If you have any questions let us know. Edward